First a default to "reporting the controversy" where they just repeat the arguments without commentary. This often means, with the right, just uncritically repeating bigotry.
The other is an overuse of the passive voice, meaning it's never clear who said/did what.
Is there any evidence for this? Why is a presenter on the BBC stating this as fact?
They couldn't make it plainer that demeaning trans women is official BBC policy
www.robinince.com
site:bbc.co.uk "biological male"
first BBC usage of the phrase appears on 30 July 2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#journalism #transparency #bbc
Here’s who we’ve contacted and why. 1/6
When I told the BBC this, they edited out any reference to the data. They have now corrected the record.
www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb...
just every legal battle led by a transphobe
really makes you think
If you agree with me, a complaint to the BBC only takes a few moments.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
This quote seems to reflect that - there was an assumption at the BBC (and elsewhere) that it was raining transphobia and they hadn’t bothered to look into it and check: